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Summary: If asset growth is the lifeblood of RIAs, metrics are the guideposts."Metrics are essential for the vision of the company," said Paul West, managing director of Carson Wealth Management, "and firms have to make sure there is accountability and responsibility for tracking, performing and implementing those metrics."
Added on January 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: When a firm in the advisory business refers to assets, it’s widely presumed they mean AUM. Indeed, the SEC has a strict definition of assets under management, which advisory firms must report on their Form ADV.
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Summary: Most advisors would love to call themselves “elite,” placing them in the small cadre of advisors that do the right activities the right way and are seeing phenomenal results. But what exactly does this exclusive group look like?
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Summary: Registered investment advisors are coming off another year of double-digit growth in clients, revenue and assets, and they have a largely positive outlook for the overall U.S. economy, according a survey by TD Ameritrade Institutional.
Added on January 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Independent broker-dealers face recruiting and retention challenges, many of which center on hybrid or dually registered RIAs edging toward greater autonomy. A pair of sessions at the FSI OneVoice conference focused on these issues.
